Q: Is 342,142 a Prime Number?

A: No, 342,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 342,142 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 342142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 29 34 58 347 493 694 986 5,899 10,063 11,798 20,126 171,071 and 342,142, with no remainder.

Since 342,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 342,142, it is not a prime number.

Number	342,140	342,141	342,143	342,144
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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